Portland Trail Blazers defeated Sacramento Kings 128-120 to move to 2-0

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 128-120 on the road Friday at Golden 1 Center.

The margin of victory was 8 points, and the two teams combined for 248 points. The win moves the Trail Blazers to 2-0 on the season.

The Kings fall to 0-2.

In the standings, the Trail Blazers sit 2nd in the Western Conference, while the Kings are 15th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Trail Blazers are scoring 126 points per game and allowing 101.5, while the Kings are scoring 108 and allowing 124.5. That gives the Trail Blazers the better point differential, +49 to -33.

Up next, the Trail Blazers visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, October 27. The Kings host the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, October 25.

The 248 combined points were above the 230 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Portland Trail Blazers 128, Sacramento Kings 120
• Margin: 8 points · Combined: 248 points
• Trail Blazers: 2-0 overall · 1-0 at home · 1-0 on the road · last 2: W-W
• Kings: 0-2 overall · 0-1 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 2: L-L
• Venue: Golden 1 Center

Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0), Portland Trail Blazers (2-0), Los Angeles Lakers (2-0), Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0), Memphis Grizzlies (2-0).

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